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Welcome to Bournemouth Map+Guide Visitor Information Bournemouth Tourist Information Centre Westover Road, Bournemouth, BH1 2BU Phone 0845 051 1700 Web www.bournemouth.co.uk A B C D E F G A B C D E F G 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch Bournemouth and the surrounding areas offer natural beauty providing some of the most stunning scenery in the country – home to rolling hills, rugged coastline, lush forest and of course, mile after mile of fantastic golden sandy beaches Bournemouth is home to seven miles of award winning sandy beach, which offers a range of beach lifestyle activities. Relax by renting a beach hut for the day or get your adrenaline pumping with one of the many water sports on offer. Sandbanks is known for its beautiful beach, celebrity houses and property value (by area the fourth highest land value in the world). The New Forest, created as the hunting ground of William the Conqueror, is ideal for the cyclist, walker or horse rider. Look out for the freely roaming ponies, donkeys and cattle. Christchurch is home to an 11th century Priory, which gives the town its name. This historic town also contains the ruins of Christchurch Castle, which pre-dates the Norman Conquest. Castlepoint is the UK’s largest shopping park and is home to a vast range of popular high street names from M&S to Wallis, Gap and Lakeland. For more information visit bournemouth.co.uk Bournemouth seafront Christchurch Castlepoint The New Forest Getting about Bournemouth Buses Two main bus companies operate in Bournemouth offering a great service across the town and surrounding areas. Taxi Taxi ranks are situated across Bournemouth so it’s always easy to jump in a taxi and hop across town. Rail and Coach Trains, coaches and local bus services feed into the main Bournemouth Rail and Coach station – also known as the Travel Interchange. Cycling on Bournemouth Seafront Walking Bournemouth is a pedestrian friendly destination, with pavements, underpasses and walkways spread across the town making it both easy and safe to get around. Cycling Bournemouth is well placed for cycling benefiting from two National Cycle Network routes 25 and 2 and a network of on and off-road cycle routes. There are cycle hire facilities across the town. Major cycle routes are indicated on the map Photograph courtesy of New Forest District Council N POOLE DORCHESTER LYNDHURST BROCKENHURST RINGWOOD SWANAGE 25 minute walk Map contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2013 SALISBURY
